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BRUNEI has retained its Tier 2 status in the 2016 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report published on Thursday.

The report, issued by the United States Department of State in Washington assessed 188 countries including Brunei in terms of the prevention, prosecution and protection aspects.

The Brunei Government has made significant efforts to meet the minimum standards of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act for the elimination of trafficking in persons, the Embassy of the United States of America in Brunei Darussalam said in a media statement yesterday.

The report has provided a number of recommendations for the Brunei government to increase its efforts to combat human trafficking.

“Protecting the most vulnerable among us from human trafficking is difficult work that all governments, and all people, are responsible for. I commend the Brunei Government for its efforts to not only protect the welfare of victims, but also make sure human traffickers are brought to justice under Brunei law…

I wrote the following article in Quanzhou when I was hosted by the Chinese to visit China from 12 to 24 June 2016. This was published in my column The Golden Legacy in The Brunei Times on 3 July 2016.
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The Beginning of the Maritime Silk Road
by Rozan Yunos

OVER the last two weeks, 15 researchers and I were guests of the Chinese as part of an ASEAN delegation of think tanks visiting and discussing with our counterparts in China.

The journey took the delegation from Beijing in the North of China to Xiamen, all the way to the south where meetings were held at Peking University, Nanjing University and Xiamen University. Discussions with Chinese leaders and provincial leaders were also held as well as visits to important economic development and historic sites. The delegation stayed at six different cities: Beijing, Nanjing, Suzhou, Fuzhou, Quanzhou and Xiamen.

The discussions among the think tanks were with regard to the reincarnation of the old Maritime Silk Road or officially now known…